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Austin Blues Society

AUSTIN BLUES SOCIETY

About Me

Guitar MySpace Layouts - Acoustic Guitar MySpace Layouts Guitar MySpace LayoutsMISSION STATEMENT:The general purpose of the Austin Blues Society, hereinafter also referred to as the society, and incorporated as a non-profit corporation organized exclusively for charitable, educational, religious, or scientific purposes within a meaning of Section 501(c) 3 of the Internal Revenue Code, shall be: 1) To preserve, cultivate, and support blues in Central Texas, and to promote the growth and appreciation of blues music and musicians, on all possible levels and in multiple venues, 2) To provide a newsletter of current blues news and events for members, 3) To increase awareness of and appreciation for the blues through society sanctioned educational efforts, and 4) To provide a network of association for area blues lovers and blues musicians.You can join the Austin Blues Society at www.austinbluessociety.org

My Interests

Board of Directors ------ President: Spencer Thomas-- Vice President: Patrice Bartling- Treasurer: Sergio Carranza Secretary: Mary Lou Goodman--- Board Members: Membership: Analie Harrison-- Merchandising: James Elijah-Christian Lowery---- Harold McMillian, Erin James, Mark Kazanoff

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The Austin Blues Society invites you to our monthly Blues Jam at Antone's. November's Jam is on Tuesday the 4th AKA Election Day. Doors open at 7PM and the show will run until 10PM. Cover is $3.00. Open to all blues musicians and blues lovers. Come on out and support the Blues in Austin! Hope to see you there!November's Monthly Showcase which features local blues musicians, is set for Tuesday the 18th. Doors open at 6:30 and show starts at 7. Cover is $4.00 at the door. This months Showcase features Preacher Keen and Karl Morgan. Come experience some local bands to savor. div style="width:460px;">

Music:

Blues Jam - Dec 11th at Antone's/ Photos by R.R. Rodriguez

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Blues Musicians to the HEART O' TEXAS BLUES CHALLENGEThe Austin Blues Society has set the list of competetors for the 2008 Heart O' Texas Blues Challenge Finals. The winning band of the Heart O' Texas Blues Challenge will represent the ABS at the International Blues Challenge (IBC), in Memphis, Tennessee.The six bands competing are Hollie Holloway Band, The Ellison Texas Adventure, Preacher Keen, J.T. Coldfire, Mike Milligan & the Altar Boys, and Daniel Conti & Drawing Back.The Finals are being held at Antone's on the 12th of November, 7PM. Mark your calendar and come to the show and cheer on your favorites!The ABS congratulates Jimi Lee on winning the Solo/Duo Competition. Jimi will be heading to Memphis in February to represent Austin in the IBC Competition.....See our web site for more information.

Television:

Visiting Austin or just looking for a blues night out? Check out our friends list. Most of our top 40 are local musicians and clubs.

My Blog

Texas Blues Bands - live

I just want to hip y'all to a cool myspace site if you don't know about it already.  This guy in Dallas has been recording live blues shows since 1987, and now he posts different songs from those...
Posted by Austin Blues Society on Sun, 10 Aug 2008 11:54:00 PST